Georgia Statutes
§ 10-7-56 — Subrogation to rights of creditor; priority of claim
Georgia § 10-7-56
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O.C.G.A. § 10-7-56 (2026).
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A surety who has paid the debt of his principal shall be subrogated, both at law and in equity, to all the rights of the creditor and, in a controversy with other creditors, shall rank in dignity the same as the creditor whose claim he paid.
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Estes v. N & D Properties, Inc.
799 F.2d 726 (Eleventh Circuit, 1986)
Bankers Trust Co. v. Hardy
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308 S.E.2d 199 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1983)
State v. Developers Surety & Indemnity Co.
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666 S.E.2d 554 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2008)
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763 S.E.2d 868 (Supreme Court of Georgia, 2014)
Bank of Danielsville v. Seagraves
305 S.E.2d 790 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1983)
Floyd Davis Sales, Inc. v. CENTRAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN
398 S.E.2d 820 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1990)
Estes v. Cranshaw (In Re N & D Properties, Inc.)
54 B.R. 590 (N.D. Georgia, 1985)
Fabian v. Dykes
449 S.E.2d 305 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1994)
Aultman v. United Bank of Crawford
378 S.E.2d 302 (Supreme Court of Georgia, 1989)
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